6.9% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murray Bridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Murray Bridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Murray Bridge than in most similar areas. Only 50% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country. This comes alongside a higher unemployment rate than typical areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.9%, a little above the national figure of 5.1%. While full-time employment is about the same as the state average at 56.4%, this figure has fallen by 3.4 points since 2011.
50.0% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.8% and manufacturing at 11.3%. Other key industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8% and construction at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.6%, technicians and trades at 13.6%, and sales workers at 10.7%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031165/murray-bridge/topic/employment